2025 United States Cataract Surgeon Survey Report, June, 2025

This report delivers powerful trend analysis by comparing current data with insights from previous years. It covers a wide range of strategic topics essential for understanding the evolving cataract surgery market, including:

• Revenue and referral sources
• Surgical volume and procedure locations
• IOL market share by model, category, and ASC type
• Adoption of premium, new technology, and astigmatism-correcting IOLs
• Use of micro-incision and femtosecond laser techniques
• Phaco machine market share and purchasing plans
• Utilization of single-use products and procedure packs
• FLACS and MIGS adoption plans
• Marketing strategies, patient pricing models, and dry eye management
• Practice growth plans for the next 12 months

Whether you're evaluating market trends or identifying new opportunities, this report offers the actionable intelligence you need to stay ahead.

This report includes surgeon responses to both opinion-based questions—such as equipment purchasing plans and preferred IOL features—and quantitative data, like IOL types implanted, phaco machines used, and viscoelastics. Opinion responses are reported by respondent count (n), which may vary since not all questions apply to every surgeon. Quantitative data are weighted by procedure volume to more accurately reflect the actual U.S. market.

To minimize bias from the overrepresentation of high-volume surgeons with their own surgery centers, responses were stratified and weighted by surgical volume and location. This ensures the data aligns with known market dynamics.

The respondent pool reflects a broad cross-section of the US cataract surgery market, with balanced representation across regions, practice sizes, and surgical settings.

Survey questions were developed collaboratively by Market Scope and survey sponsors to address relevant market trends and decision-making factors.

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